Join us for a fun Shabbat service with Cantor Wittner and Elizabeth Bloch followed by a yummy pizza dinner and play time in our play room! RSVP for dinner to kathryn@ourtemple.org.
Jacob Kossoff will be speaking at Knesseth Israel at a Friday Night Dinner on November 7, 2025 and Saturday Lunch after services on November 8, 2025.
Bennett Dyer-Smith Bar Mitzvah
These lecture series will analyze how Rabbinic, Normative and Contemporary Judaism understand the biblical major and minor prophets compared to how New Testament writers understood them in the first century. Classes will focus on the following themes: Biblical Prophets: Purpose and Canonization Prophets: Fortune Teller or Moral Compass? Prophets: Cantankerous or Perpetual Spiritual Sufferers? New Testament Writers: True Believers of Biblical Prophets or Exegetical Masters? Prophetic Literature and Liturgy Class led by Rabbi Wright, taught at Independent Presbyterian Church.
Tentative Date for movie viewing with talkback session to follow.
*Location provided upon RSVP to vkimerling@bjf.org. Join us for a special lunch and learn program with Sally Poolat, Leket Israel’s Regional Director of US Development. At this program, we’ll dive deep into the current situation in Israel and it’s impact on the life-saving work of Leket Israel. Leket Israel, the National Food Bank and leading food rescue organization in Israel, is uniquely committed to redistributing surplus, nutritious food to all those in need across Israel. In 2024 alone, Leket Israel provided over 2 million hot meals to people in need, rescued over 69 million pounds of agricultural produce, and fed over 400,000 people weekly! Leket Israel has been a partner of the Birmingham Jewish Federation’s Israel World Jewry Bureau (IWJB) committee since 2006. Please bring your own Kosher or Kosher-style lunch. Beverages and dessert will be provided. To learn more and RSVP, email Victoria Kimerling Oliphant vkimerling@bjf.org.
Join instructor Rabbi Yossi Friedman for a 4 week, lighthearted and engaging introduction to the language, culture, and humor that shaped Jewish life for centuries. In this course, you'll learn common words and phrases, explore Yiddish's history, and discover how it continues to influence modern speech. 36$ for LJCC members | $54 for non-members
The Office of The Birmingham Jewish Federation & Foundation will be closed for Veteran's Day
This four-week class invites individuals to explore their life stories through guided writing exercises, group sharing, and supportive feedback. Each session will include a short lesson, a writing prompt, and time to share and discuss. The goal is to inspire connection, self-expression, and a sense of legacy, l'dor v'dor, through storytelling. Free for LJCC members | $18 for non-members
Southern Jewish Voices presents stories about Jewish life in Birmingham and around the South. The program is presented through a series of interviews conducted in front of a live audience and includes a complimentary lunch. Videos of all sessions are archived online.
